Youngstown News, 1901-03-22

              THE YOUNGSTOWN NEWS VOUNGSTOWN, N. Y., >AY. MARCH 22. i 1901. VOL. XXI. NO. 7. $5,000,000 FOR EMPLOYES Andrew Carnegie Endows a Fund For Superanuated and Disabled Men. HE RETIRES FROM BUSINESS LIFE Steel Magnate, Before Sailing For Europe Makes Provision For tlie Aged and Slrk of Mis Former Workmen — Sett Aside 51,000,000 For the Libraries a< Braddock, Homestead and Duquefne Pittsburg, Penn.—Two communications from Andrew Carnegie, whlcb are officially made public, tell of the steel king's retirement from active business life, and of bis donation of $5,000,000—11,000,000 for the libraries at Braddock, Homestead and Duquesne and $4,000,000 for'the endowment of a fund for euperanuated and disabled employes of the Carnegie Company. This benefaction is by far the largest of the many gifts by Mr. Carnegie and Is probably without a parallel anywhere in the world. In the letter which announces his retirement from business, addressed to the people of Pittsburg, Mr. Carnegie says: "An opportunity to retire from business came to me unsought, which I considered it my duty to accept. My resolve was made In youth to retire before old age. The fathers in olden days taught that a man" should limvo time before the end of his career for *'■■■■ irouf o*amtoß. * the making of hie soul. I bare always felt that old age should be spent, not, as the Scotch say. In making mickle malr, but In making a good use of -what has been acquired, and I hope my friends of Plttsburg will approve of my action in retiring while still in full health and vigor, and I can reasonably expect many years for usefulness in fields which have other than personal aims." The letter announcing his benefaction of $5,000,000, is, in part, as follows:"To the President and Managers, the Carnegie Company: "Gentlemen—Mr. Franks, my cashier, will hand over to you upon your acceptance of the trust, $5,000,000 of the Carnegie Company bonds iu trust for the following purpose: "The income of $1,000,000 to be spent in maintaining the libraries built by me in Braddock, Homestead and Duquesne. "The income of the other $4,000,000 is to be applied: "First, to provide for employes of the Carnegie Company in all its works, mines, railway, shops, etc., injured in its service, and for those dependent upon such employes as are killed. "Second, to provide small pensions or aids to such employes as after long and creditable service, through exceptional circumstances, need such help In their old age and who make a good use of It. Should these uses not require all of the revenue and a surplus of $200,000 be left nfter ten years' operation, then for all over this workmen in mills other than the Carnegie Company in Allegheny Couuty shall become eligible for participation In the funds, the mills nearest Ilie works of the Caruegie Steel Company being first embraced." CARNEGIE'S MAGNIFICENT GIFT. Offers «5,200,000 For Hlxty-flva Library liiilldiiißH In New York City. New York City.—Andrew Carnegie ■will give $5,200,000 to the people of this city for the purpose of building sixty-five branch public libraries, to be operated in connection with the general public library now building at Fifth avenue and Forty-second street. He has already made the formal offer of the mone.y to the trustees of the ■New York Public Library. Astor, Lenox and Tilden foundations, through its director, Dr. John S. Billings. The only conditions Imposed by Mr. Carnegie are that the city shall furnish the sites for the buildiugs nnd that provision be made for the maintenance of the libraries. CARNEGIE SAILS FOR SCOTLAND. New York City—Andrew Carnegie, Mrs. Carnegie, Miss Margaret Carnegie and Mrs. Carnegie's sister sailed for Europe on the American Liner St. Louis. Mr. Carnegie expected to return to this country In October. He ■will spend most of the time while abroad at Sklbo Castle, in Scotland. When asked by a reporter how much money he had given for libraries Mr. Carnegie said, smilingly: "I cannot ' tell. Yon soe, I have Just begun to give away money; bat if you were to ask me ten years from now I might be able to answer the Question." BOY IS NEARLY LYNCHED Youthful Desperado Attempted t; Rob a Cashier at Berlin, N. J Captured, a Nooie Was Around Hi* Netl When a Constable Overawed the Mob at Pistol Point. Camden, N. J.—Walter Atkinson, sixteen years old, was brought here a prisoner and lodged In the County Jail, charged with attempted uiurde". He had a narrow escape from being lynched at Berlin. Atkinson lives lu this city. A few days ago he rode out to Berlin on his bicycle. ,He dismounted in front of James Hewitt's general store and walked Inside Charles Mcllvalne, the cashier of the store, was alone at the time. Mcllvaine advanced to the countei to wait on the supposed customer. A pistol was thrust in his face and he was ordered to give up all the money in the place. Mcllvaine refused. He ducked behind the counter just in time to miss a bullet Atkinson started to go behind the counter as Mr. Hewitt ran in from the rear of the building. Atkinson shot at him, ran out of the store, and jumped on his bicycle. He went down the road at a clipping pace, and would have got away bad not a mishap occurred. Just outside the village a narrow wooden bridge spans the creek. On the bridge he lost control of bis wheel, and ran into the side piece, and he and the bicycle turned somersaults into the swamp through which the stream runs. He was taken back to Berlin. While awaiting the constable a movement was started to lynch the boy. The lawabiding citizens made objections, but were pushed aside aDd blows were exchanged freely. The lyncbers got hold of the prisoner and had the rope on him when Constable Norcross arrived. Breaking through the crowd, he pulled off the noose and by a display of his revolver drove away the violent ones. Then Atkinson attacked the constable. Finally his elbows were tied with the rope that bad come near ending his life. Atkinson admits the hold-up. He says he needed the money, but says no more. INITIATION RECORDS BROKEN. Royal Arcanum RacetvM 880 Recruit! Under B*m»rkabla 4iondltlona. nuin at a elm Initiation to-the Forty' seventh Regiment Armory, Brooklyn, the number of candidates breaking all previous records in the way of class initiations. The next highest was a little over 600. Both the old armory of the Forty-seventh Regiment and the new annex were resplendent with officers clad In all the gorgeous jewels of the order. Regents and Past Regents were as plentiful as mosquitoes In August, and the blare of martial music from the Forty-seventh Regiment Band added glory to the pageant. In the new annex the meeting was called to order by Edward Sheffield, Chairman of the General Committee. About 3000 visitors, members of the order, were present, while in and about the building were about 4000 more people. H. W. Jones, Chairman of the Advisory Committee, Introduced the Grand Officers of the State of New York. Over seventy local councils were represented. The Introduction of Grand Officers from the States of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey and Rhode Island was followed by the introduction of the Supreme Regent and staff, wearing all the jewels of their rank in the order, and then came the introduction of the committee of Sectaries and Collectors. The Initiation of the candidates followed. CONGRESSMAN BROSIUS DEAD. Paviet Away of an Attack of Apoplexy— Wai a Leading Figure In the Home. Lancaster, Penn. — Congressman Martin Brosius, of the Tenth Pennsylvania District and Chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency, diet' at his home here of apoplexy. Mr. Brosius was born In this county on March 7, 1843. He served brilliantly in the Civil War and was wounded severely at Bermuda Hundred. He was admitted to the bar in 1808. In 1882 he was defeated for Congreasman-at-lai-ge, but was elected to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, Fifty-third, Fifty-fourth, Fffty-nfth. Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses. He was one of the orators of the House and had taken high rank as a leader. WHITE CONVICT LASHED TO DEATH. Jury Find* a Verdict Inculpating a Prison Guard. Richmond, Va.—Rand Hart, a young white convict, was, according to the verdict of the Coroner's Jury, at the inquest, beaten to death by a guard at one of the camps near Winston, N. C. The testimony showed that Hart was unmercifully whipped .with a rawhide by a man named Pink Fulton. The county physician who made the post-mortem examination said the wounds inflicted caused death. A warrant has been sworn out for the arrest of the guard, but he has not been found. BANK WRECKER CAUGHT. The Fugitive Cashier of the Nile*. Mich., lUnk Arrested in Columbus, Ohio. Washington, D. C—Charles A. Johnson, the fugitive cashier of the First National Bank, of Mies. Mich., was captured In Columbus, Ohio, by Secret Service officers. The bank recently closed Its doors owing to Johnson's embezzlement, which, according to the warrant Issued, amounted to $100,000, but is supposed to be much greater. SLAIN BY BANK ROBBERS Cashier C. W. Ryan, of Halifax, Penn., Shot in a Scuffle. , TRIED TO PREVENT THEIR ESCAPE Tiro Men Entered the Halifax National Itank and Demanded All the Money— One Grabbed SSOOO and the Othei Covered the Cashier—Byan Shot Do«I Promptly—The Men Caught by Cltlseas Harrlsburg, Penn.—"AH hands up and hand out that money, and be quick about it," was the shout tbat greeted the ears of four startled men In the Halifax National Bank, at Halifax, the upper end of Dauphin County, a few days ago. Cashier Charles W. Ryan and Teller Issac Lyter were at their desks at work In the front room, and President Abraham Fortenbaugh was in the back room conversing with William Swartz, an Insurance man from Duncannon.Ryan and Lyter looked up and met1 the cold muzzle of a big pistol in the hands of a youth of nineteen years, named Henry Rowe, and Fortenbaugh and Swnrtz confronted a huge gun pointed at them by Weston Kelper, a desperado, of twenty-one years. The cashier got Into the vault and began handing out notes and silver' until $2000 was dumped Into the satchel Howe held up. Then Rowe laid his pistol down on the counter, and, placing the satchel on the floor, began to fix the top of it. Aβ he did so Mr. Ryan jumped for the pistol,, and, getting possession of it, began firing at Rowe. Rowe drew another* pistol and returned the fire, wounding? Ryan in the breast and shooting bin through the body in the left groin. Ryan fell, mortally wounded, and died' a few days later. He was sixty yearpi old and leaves a wife and two sons.; j Meanwhile Kelper was hunting means of exit, and ran for the froi door, was met by a crowd of eitl*es who had been attracted by tbe I ing and who hurried to tbe asglstan. of tbe bank officials. As he ran-* of the door be was fired at ley, tbe third man, as be was en life way from the scene of the murder to Elizabethvtlle, and put him in Hal* rlsburg Jail. ' The murder created the greatest er&.., cltement in Halifax, and threats were made to lynch the two men*. The officers succeeded in getting them into the cars before the mob could reach them or there would certainly have been such a sequel to the tragedy. FIRE LEAVES 1000 HOMELESS. Kentucky Town Practically Wiped Oot by Flames. Cloverport, Ky. — Cloverport was practically wiped out by fire and half the population—looo people—are homeless. The loss is $000,000. Every business house was burned, and the die- - tress of hundreds of women and chilY dren was relieved only when tralnil loaded "With supplies arrived frou . Louisville and Henderson. By the bursting of a natural gaj pipe in the kitchen of a private lious'a shortly after midnight the Inilldirg was set on fire. A high wind wiis blowing and the immense tobacco warehouses owned by the American Tobacco Company were soon wrapped In flames. The Tobacco Company's plant, consisting of two steminerlea and 1,000,000 pounds of tobacco, wu,! soon in flames, and the fire continued to spread. Louisville and Hender on were asked to send assistance. Aβ Louisville is seventy-five miles dlstn nt, however, no help arrived until 4.30 o'clock, and by that time the fire 1 iad about exhausted Its material. Rallef tratee were made up at Lo itsville and Henderson, and brought wnno loaves of bread, a large supply of cl<s_:_ ing, etc. The coaches will be place., d?j the disposal of the homeless until tfoican find other temporary hotr ■?. CLEVELAND PRAISES HARRISON, Last Living Former President's Tribute to the Dead etateaman. Princeton, N. J.—When Interviewed former President Grover Cleveland, who has returned from tbe South, itald concerning tbe death of former President Benjamin Harrison: "I am exceedingly mored by the sad Intelligence of Mr. Harriwm'a death, for notwithstanding the recent die-, couraging reports of hie condition, I hoped his life might be spared. Not one of our countrymen should for one moment fall to realize the services which have been performed In their behalf by the distinguished dead. In high public office he was guided by patriotism and devotion to duty, often at the sacrifice of temporary popularity, and in private station his Influence and example always were In ttif direction of decency and good citizenship. Such a career and the incidents related to It sbould leave a deep and useful impression upon every section of our national life." Utah Polygamy Law Vetoed. Governor Wells, of Utah, has vetoed the Evans bill, regulating proeecut; for polygamy and rendering then practically impossible, on the ground that It would work more harm than good to the people of the State awl would be used aa a weapon against Uμ classes It waa deaUmed to benefit' -* NEWS EPITOMIZED Mteri States is nnni="il to nn" further punishment of •■peers. Hit McKinloy iecnpil n nr»i«. 0 the donth of Henrral Hnrfcnt-fJc'iii'nil Mi'i's nncl Ousr. *fiener:il Lwllin*t«n s'nrtivl P"*,* inspect tin- military posts t Proctor, of Vermont. Wt fgnihl anpposodlr to lnvp«»lsr.itp ■ there for the Admlnlstra- Wtfltion of Porto Itirnns rnilod SHdent McKinl»y to protest Ifce Hollander revenue law. flßgßrtPrs detaching Renr-Adml^nl thi* o' toe Atlantic station were tnnlW to e In directed to return home b MoCallum. son-in-Inw of the ihn Sherman, was appointed to ediPfl ,* lews of Congress. I*l navy and marine corns ofH<»iNw advanced for gallantry in Md tho Philippines. OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS. I hundred vpsrpls ene/iTPrt In Iramone the Vlscnynn Islnnd«, |»re destroyed by the Ameri- POldiers of tlio Porto Ttionn respMntnltteil suicide nt Sim Juan. thousand Ilocnnos in the toes swore allegiance to the ■raniclnnl hndcot of Harnnn. pounts to $2.350000. which Is |F.ln excess of last year's budjbfr colony In the Flawnllan nil have self-government. I Mariano de Dios. a noted ider, has surrendered. k'Qardnor. Thirtieth Volunteer (Was appointed Civil Governbui 41,000 natives of Panay. i the oath of allegiance to the " DOMESTIC. Batemnn killed his Bweet, White, in Norwood, Mass., |jba declined to go to a party I then committed sulp proposition tor extending I houses were burned nt Spnr- KSMPL The loss In about $50,000, {prance of $20,000. fill appropriating $1,000,000 for ileiana Purohnse World's Fair at %onls passed the Missouri Leg- Mre. TTohn H. Allen wns acquitted of [lnstigatlni: the murder of her husband, fc wealthy merchant, at Ottumecretary Gaee. In Chlcngo. Mid ho ti red- no tariff war na the result of hi order placing a countervailing duty ol Russian sugar. teputy Sheriff Halmnn. of Palnveraa Ci mty, Cal., was killed while trying fl» trreet two highwaymen. The new battleship Illinois had a gaflefaetory builders' test trial. jobbers murdered Mrs. Jerry Hess, aflfd ilxty-seven years, at Bladensbttte. Ohio. \ qftte Malonn offleinls raptured forty- WhtChlnainon on the border north of aiijWne, N. Y. They were placed in 1% dtty Treasurer John L. Walters, of Va., was killed by his brother-in-law. Andrew Carnegie gave money for flvj new libraries, including Springfield, 111.; Lincoln. 111.; Davenport, 10-fa; Sheboygan, Wls., and Cohoes, lie Kansas Legislature adjourned aft r sixty-three days' session. - durlngyhicb bills were passed. BfitMCHMn. a Democrat, was eleetedt*Bom>M«tan.i to the United States Se»MK-. Th*»ll*M'ware Legislature adjourned electing United States Sonn- io f" the. two vacancies in the cfiir i gray wolf was sliol v.i HL-'a.,'''■ 'Jardens of Boston, >^ass. FOREIGN. Bhe Sultan of Turkey and Emporor William warm telegrams pardl'iß the recent attack upon the |»r at Bremen. Dlv'/TaUmon, one of the physicians at tbm Buchat Hospital, at Paris, France, announced the successful treatment of pneumonia by iujtctlng ahn-dlphtherltlc serum. Tfce eetdte of Sir Francis Cook, tho huipand of Tennie C. Claflln, who died i London recently, was nworn at $8.- (80. The bulk of tnis goes to his Vt recent fall of red rain and brown emfW in Europe Is exciting diHcuar'WDOng meteorologists. "aba French Naval Office ordered a ■ KJO-ton. 22-knot armored cruiser, 9 called the Victor Huro; also torpedo boat destroyers and twenree eubmarine boats. qhtaa'a appeal to the United States cow Ding Intervention la Manchuria mrtflmt Campos Scllee, of Brazil. »« mnnce that the Republic Iβ 11 from a monarchist plot. inferences between the Bultan I arkey imd the Khedive of Egypt GEN. HARRISON BURIED Body Laid to Rest in the Family Plot at Indianapolis, Ind. THOUSANDS WITNESS LAST RITES President MrKlnlrjr hihl Other OIHrlaU Attend — I iirmrr Cabinet Members «* Pallbearers — Services at the Home, Church and Onin-Great Multitude Follow* the Procession to the Cemetery Indianapolis, I nd.—Surrounded by fully 15,000 of hie former fellow eltlsens the body of former President Harrison was burled In the family lot in Crown Hill Cemetery. Close by the brave were the members of his fnmlly. President McKlnley and other visitors of distinction and the more intlmntn friends of General Harrison. Back a distance of fifty yards, behind ropes gunrded zealously by a large force of police, stood wltb uncovered heads the great multitude. Benenth a canopy, of black, placed on the rotunda of the Capitol building, the casket, covered with the silken folds of the Stare and Stripes, surrounded by thousands of blossoms, the body of Genera) Harrison lay In state for nine hours. During that time fully 50,000 people passed by the coffin to take a Inst look at the distinguished dead. The body lay In state from 1.10 o'clock In the afternoon until 10 o'clock at night, mid not once during the hours wns there a break or halt in the lines which passed rapidly by on the right and left of the casket. The services at the church and ghive were simple In the extreme, all In most excellent taste. At the Harrison home, before the body was taken to the First Presbyterian Church, ther > were brief exercises for the members of the family and the more immediate friends of General Harrison. Possibly 150 persons were present.President McKlnley, accompanied by Governor Uurbln, called at the house about 1 o'clock. At about the same time came the former members of General HarrUou's Cabinet. After the service the honorary pall- Harmon and William A. Woods, came slowly down the walk to the street. After them.oaine the active pallbearers, bearing the eotUn. Aβ the hearse moved from the trout of the house the carriages came up rapidly, and the family amLeisitors entered them. It was zT:i(> o'clock when the procesßion arrived nt the church, and for more than an hour before that time the church, excepting the reserved pews, had been packed to Its utmost capacity. As the President reached the pew set apart for him the ushers turned and faced him. He bowed his thanks and then, ushering Mrs. Durbln Into the pew, followed after. Governor Dprbln anil Secretary Cortelyou tilled up Uμ pew. Immediately following the coffin were Mr*. Harrison and Lleutennnr- Conmiander Parker. They occupied the second seat to the left, corresponding to that of the President. When all had taken their seats the Rev. W. L. Htilni-H advanced to the front of the pulpit platform and opened the service. The Rev. Dr. Samuel J. Niccolle then read from I. Corinthians, xv., 35-38 Inclusive, after which the Uev. Mr. Ha lues offered o prayer. After the prayer the choir sang "Rock of Ages." Following the hymn Dr. Nlccolls read portions of scripture, arter which the Rev. Mr. Haines delivered an address. After the address Dr. Nlccolls offered prayer. The party left the church In the order in which. It entered. It was nearly 5 o'clock when the line of relatives and friends came up the gravelled path to the tomb at Crown Hill Cemetery. On the arm of Lleutenant- Couiuiander Parker Mrs. Harrison took her place at the head of the coffin. President MeKinley came to the grave with Mrs. Durbln and stood with her during the brief service. The'burlal service was brief. When the last words had been said tbe attendants lowered the coffin to its place. On the coffin was placed a heavy walnut cover, and then the granite roof of the tomb was lowered and closed. President MeKinley dined with Governor Durbln after the funeral, and then left In his private car for Canton, Ohio. - - --f—-  MM. BIKJAMIN BABBISOiT. STATE NEWS. In Memory of tieaoral llurrl.nn. The State Senate, upon hearing of the dcntli of former President Hnrrison, adopted the following resolution offered hy Senator Ellsworth: "Whereas. The end information is conveyed to us of the death of (ieneral Benjamin Harrison, a formpp President of the United Statee; therefore"Resolved. That the Senate of the State of New York expresses its appreciation of Ills preat worth and pure character In public and private life, and extends to his family Its heartfelt sympathy for their irreparable loss. "Be It Further Kesolved, That In nonor of the deceased and In recognition of his (jreat ability, his lon* and honorable public eervleo to the people of his own State nnd the Nation, the Senate do now adjourn." Similar action was taken in the Assembly.The New Game Commission. Governor Odell lms signed Si-nntor Brown's bill abolishing the Btate Foroßt nnii Game Commission and the State Forest Preserve Bonrd, and authorizing the OJovernor to appoint a State Forest, Fish and Oame Commissioner at a salnrjr of $5000 a year. The Onvernor Is also empowered to designate two associate Commissioners to serve without salary until January 1, 1003, when their offices will expire. After that date the Oovernor may In his discretion designate two memhers of the State Land Board to act with the State Forest, Fish and Oame Commissioner in the purchase of forest lands. The State Forest, Fish and flame Commissioner, after January 1, 11)03, may appoint a deputy commlit* ■loner at a salary of $2500. Reating Deer to Death. The plight of the (leer in the Artlrondacks Is pitahle. They are sturvln* owing to the great depth of snow Iα the woods and are forced to approach camps and villages for food. In many cases around the lumber camps the deer are beaten to death with clubs. In some of the camps It Is the practice of the men for diversion to go hunting on Hiiowshoes. overtake the deer In the snow and kill them. The meat used In camp Iβ largely obtained In this way. It Iβ buried In the snow and the horns and skins pushed under the Ice In the streams to guard against dlscov- wa>^^s^a^a^Bv^Ya^p*vvp^va^K^va^asi or siy crooas i#) rw the fflnt National Bank, of .OoWMMnw watchman, on the nlgbt of Norember 24, last, was arrested at Albany. The alleged murderer was captured by rinkcrton Detective Butler, aided by members of the Albany force. Qulnn denies his guilt. The Plnkertons have also Implicated In the Coblesklll murder "Ooat" Hindi, a New York crook, now In the Tombs waiting trial for the shooting of a negro In the Fourth Ward, New York. Big Farm For Girl Students. With the Increase In the number of the students nt Vasenr College, at Poughlieepsle, vastly greater demands lire each year made on the dairy and gardens attached to that institution, and It would appear that the limit has been about reached. A few day* ago It was nnnounced that the Boardman place, of 000 acres, adjoining the collogo farm, hnd been leased, and It would be used for grazing and general farm purposes. With this addition to Its grounds the college boundaries enclose over 1000 acres of land. The Modern Woodmen Society The iiiinuiil report of the Modern Woodmen Society shows a total membership of r>78.103. and 0076 local lodges. During February sixteen new camps, with 400 members, were secured lu New York State. At the recent State convention officers were chosen and delegates elected to the National Convention, which will be held In St. Paul, Minn., In June. The next State convention will be held Iα Jamestown. Bare Christian Science UNKNOWN. The State Assembly Committee on Public Health reported favorably the hill of Mr. Bell, forbidding the practicing of healing by Chiietlnn Scientists or other fnith eurlsis not regularly licensed physicians. It has been amended «o that it will not prohibit the practice of Christian Science provided no fee or consideration Iβ accepted by the so-called healers. Two Smothered to Death in Corn. Tons of corn on the second floor of Roden's feed mill nt Norwood caused the joist to give way. The strain poured onto Hoxey Barber, aged twenty-two, French, aged sixteen, smothering them to death. Two jther boys narrowly escaned. Find Money in an Old House. Sums of money aggregating nearly $1000 have been discovered hidden In various parts of the old house occupied by the late Benjamin Sjnlth, an eccentric character, who lived near Mount Hope. The executors believe more will bo discovered. Dies Leaving 146.Descendants. Hester Forbes, aged ninety-font years, of Waverly, who died a few days ago, left ten children, fifty grandchildren, seventy-two great-grandchildren and fourteen great-greatgrandchildren.Farmer Commits Suicide. P. V. Gardiner, seventy years of Age, a farmer of Broad Albln, Fulton County, committed suicide by taking Parts green. He grieved over the fact at bis poor circumstances and hi* wife's Want. Aβ Independent Re-J publican Piper. < C. Olira FRICI, - Sitter, t The Brightest and Best County Paper. 91.00 Per )(ear la AJtum. AdTutUat Rate* on AppliMOo*.